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(Photo: AP / Jon Super)Gerrard to skipper England at Euros May 16, 2012
Liverpool's Steven Gerrard celebrates after scoring his second goal against Everton during their English Premier League soccer match at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Tuesday, March 13, 2012....Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Gustavo Ferrari)Mascherano bites back at Mourinho: Messi deserves the Ballon d'Or
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American sprinters Gatlin, Jeter win at Daegu meet
| SEOUL, South Korea — Justin Gatlin of the United States won 100 meters in 9.93 seconds on Wednesday at a meet in Daegu, South Korea. | American sprinter Carmelita Jeter won 100, covering the distance in 11.11 seconds and extending her yearlong domination of the ...Full Story
Gatlin Sets The Pace
| Justin Gatlin ran 9.93 seconds to win the 100 metres at the Colorful Daegu Championships Meeting in South Korea today. | The former Olympic champion followed up his 9.87secs clocking in Doha last week with another sub-10s run. | The 30-year-old, who served a four-year...Full Story
>Lots of interesting head-to-head battles in District 11 Track and Field Championships
Express-Times/LISA MASSEYLiberty's Amy Darlington, left, and Paige Stoner of Pottsville waged a great battle in the District 11 Class AAA Cross Country Championships last fall and tonight's girls 3,200-meter race, which also includes Saucon Valley's Elizabeth Chikotas, ...Full Story
How Jonny Bairstow sprinted up on the rails as England Test player
| The selection of the charismatic Bairstow for the series against West Indies is a bold choice and one that sets the pulse racing Jonny Bairstow enjoys an England training session at Lord's before the three-Test series against West Indies. Photograph: Kirsty Wiggleswor...Full Story
Wigan stars want Martinez stay
| Wigan's Ali Al Habsi and Emmerson Boyce are urging the club to keep hold of in-demand manager Roberto Martinez. | The 38-year-old has kept the club in the Premier League for the three years that he has been at the helm and they finished seven points above the drop zon...Full Story
2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule and standings
x-non-points race | Feb. 18 — x-Budweiser Shootout, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Kyle Busch) | Feb. 23 — x-Gatorade Duel 1, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Tony Stewart) | Feb. 23 — x-Gatorade Duel 2, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Matt Kenseth) | Feb. 26 — Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. ...Full Story
2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule and standings
x-non-points race | Feb. 18 - x-Budweiser Shootout, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Kyle Busch) | Feb. 23 - x-Gatorade Duel 1, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Tony Stewart) | Feb. 23 - x-Gatorade Duel 2, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Matt Kenseth) | Feb. 26 - Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Matt Ke...Full Story
Avis Embraces Comrades 2012 Contestants
[Biz-Community] The Avis Unogwaja team prepare for an event that brings to life the unique history of the Comrades by following in the footsteps of race legend, Phil Masterton-Smith nicknamed "Unogwaja". | ...Full Story
Boys tennis Athlete of the Week: Mitchel Knight
Metro Christian | Senior concluded his high school career Monday with the Class 4A No. 1 singles title, his fourth championship. Has signed with Northern Colorado. | By Staff Reports | Copyright 2012 World Publishing Co. All rights reserved. This material may not be pub...Full Story
Boys track Athlete of the Week: Cole Barnes
Sapulpa | Senior was 6A state runner-up in the 800- and 1,600-meter runs Saturday while recording personal bests in both. Has signed with Oklahoma Baptist. | By Staff Reports | Copyright 2012 World Publishing Co. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, ...Full Story
Girls track Athletes of the Week: Kennedy Austin
Union | Senior won the 100-meter dash Saturday at the Class 6A state meet and was undefeated this season. Also was on the gold-medal 400 and 800 relay teams and helped the Redskins place second. | Union | s68348/CVI/v2/RWS/tulsaworld.com/MAI/20120516_406_B6_Union | s683...Full Story
Fire Lily To Revert To Sprinting
| Fire Lily will be dropped back in trip after her decent effort in the French 1000 Guineas at the weekend. | David Wachman's filly finished fifth at Longchamp behind the unbeaten Beauty Parlour. | She had previously chased home 1000 Guineas winner Homecoming Queen over...Full Story
>District 11 Class AAA and AA track and field fact box
Express-Times File Photo | BILL ADAMSFreedom's Julian Hill, right, took the gold in the 2011 Class AAA boy's 100m Dash at the District 11 Track and Field Championships. | ...Full Story
>North Hunterdon's Morgan Harvey has a love affair with the hurdles
| Morgan Harvey comes from a family of hurdlers. | Her brother, Shane, hurdled and so did her older sister, Grace. | Both mom and dad also hurdled. | "My brother took me out in the backyard when I was really young and told me, 'you're hurdling,' " Morgan said. "So, that...Full Story
>Jeff Slanovec carves out outstanding athletic and academic career at Misericordia University
Photo courtesy of Misericordia UniversityFreedom High School graduate Jeff Slanovec leads the Misericordia University baseball team in batting average and was named MVP of the Freedom Conference tournament last week. | ...Full Story
Scott Lincoln sets new shot put standard
| A NEW personal best throw by Scott Lincoln saw the City of York Athletics Club ace win the shot put crown at the Yorkshire Championships at Cudworth. | The 18-year-old set a new mark of 17.91 metres as he stepped up his bid to win a place in the Great Britain team for...Full Story
>Skyland Conference track and field championships fact box
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Wed 16 May 2012
Fishers' Jackson wins 300 hurdles
Indianapolis Star | NOBLESVILLE, Ind. -- She wanted to and then she didn't want to. | Jasmine Jackson just couldn't decide if she was going to pull out of the 300-meter hurdles in Tuesday night's Guerin Catholic girls track and field sectional. | The Fishers senior wa...
Horgan, Montgomery named Spotlight Athletes
Pittsburgh Tribune Review | Dan Horgan | School: Franklin Regional | Sport: Baseball | Class: Senior | Claim to fame: Horgan, who is 4-1 with 26 strikeouts, threw a one-hitter for Franklin Regional (9-10, 7-5) in a regular season-ending, 7-1 nonsection victory over Latrobe on...
Central Catholic football transfer cases: One athlete is eligible, one isn't
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | The WPIAL made two different rulings Monday on two football players who transferred to Central Catholic High School. | Running back Niko Thorpe, a sophomore who transferred in January from Shaler to Central Catholic, was ruled eligible to play next...
H.S. athletes transferring schools a hot-button issue in Florida
The Examiner | Of the many obstacles High School athletes must deal with from college recruitment, another is the ability to transfer during or before a school year to another school and remain eligible to play football for that season. The Florida Legislature pa...
High school football notes: Canyon Lake coach Matt Monzingo takes athletic director post
Austin American Statesman | For the second time this offseason, a Central Texas football coach has stepped down to become the athletic director of his team's school district. | The Comal Independent School District announced Tuesday that Canyon Lake coach Matt Monzingo had be...
Battered Goss prepares for sprint assault
Canberra Times | Assisi, Italy: Australian Matt Goss is battered and bruised, but definitely not down and out when it comes to strength and attitude as the countdown for his last chances to win a second stage in this year's Giro d'Italia begins - starting with Wedn...
Battered Goss prepares for sprint assault
Sydney Morning Herald | Assisi, Italy: Australian Matt Goss is battered and bruised, but definitely not down and out when it comes to strength and attitude as the countdown for his last chances to win a second stage in this year's Giro d'Italia begins - starting with Wedn...
Marathon great coming
Papua New Guinea Post | PORT Moresby road runners are eagerly awaiting this Saturday's run when they will be joined by legendary Australian marathon runner Steve Moneghetti. | The 1994 Commonwealth Games gold medallist and veteran of four Olympic marathons will be in Port...
Shore athletes will benefit from Georgian Court move to coed
Asbury Park Press LAKEWOOD - Come Fall 2013, the Georgian Court University athletic program will have an addition - men's teams. | ...
Decathlon Stakes tops today's card
Asbury Park Press OCEANPORT - The $75,000 Decathlon Stakes will highlight a 12-race, opening day card today at Monmouth Park. The Decathlon, a 6-furlong race for 3-year olds and up, will be the 10th race on the card with an estimated post time of 5:18 p.m. | ...
Manjit faces ban - Athlete refused to undergo Nada test last month OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ...
The Telegraph India Manjit faces ban | - Athlete refused to undergo Nada test last month OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Manjit Kaur | Mumbai: In yet another doping scandal, star Indian athlete Manjit Kaur could be banned up to two years for refusing to be tested by the Natio...
Dennison up for pole vault rivalry
The Independent | Dennison broke the national record 10 times in 2009, netting a bonus of about £5,000 each time, before Bleasdale blew it out of the water with a clearance of 4.70 metres last summer. | Bleasdale extended the mark to 4.87m during the indoor season ...
Four athletes test positive
The Hindu Four athletes including javelin thrower Rohit Kumar, who participated in the just-concluded Asian Grand Prix series, have tested positive. | The others are hammer thrower Harvinder Singh Dagar and discus throwers Kripal Singh and Anshu Rai. | All wer...
Lauxen vows to re-run seven marathons on seven continents
Gulf News | Dubai: After setting a new world record, Dubai-based runner Wendelin Lauxen has vowed to re-run marathons on all seven continents to beat his current record-breaking time. | The 50-year-old German ran six 42km marathons and one 56km run over seven ...
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